make up ground (on somebody)

make up ground (on somebody)
gain/make up ˈground (on sb/sth) idiom
to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity

The police car was gaining ground on the suspects.

They needed to make up ground on their competitors.

Main entry:groundidiom

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